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Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta, will visit PAIS on Wednesday 2^nd March to meet finalists between 11am and noon, prior to giving a VC’s Distinguished Lecture on the theme of ‘Migration and peace-building in the Mediterranean’. The Distinguished Lecture is open to all staff and students.

There are separate registration processes for the finalist event and for the Distinguished Lecture.

To sign up for the finalist event (refreshments provided): http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/currentstudents/undergrad/extras/visit

This is first-come first-served, so please do sign up ASAP.

Sign up for the lecture here: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/events/distinguishedlecture/malta

• New study indicates deterrent measures such as anti-smuggling are ineffective and an alternative is needed
• The research highlights the need for opening safe and legal routes for those migrating
• Findings demonstrate that a deeper understanding of why people migrate is needed

A series of proposed changes to EU policy on refugees and migrants has been released by researchers at the University of Warwick.

The policy suggestions are the result of an on-going three year project, Crossing the Mediterranean sea by boat: Mapping and documenting migratory journeys and experiences, which is in its first year and is part of the wider £1 million Mediterranean Migration Research Programme, launched by the Economic and Social Research Council in September.

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PhD student Jennifer Philippa Eggert  has been invited to hold a talk on women and ISIS by the United Nations Association Coventry.

Women in ISIS: Victims or Perpetrators?

The case of Western women joining the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS) has garnered considerable media attention, both in the UK and abroad, since the summer of 2014. In the last one and a half years, dozens of British women have left the UK to join ISIS in Syria. Some have travelled with their husbands or families, while others made the journey on their own.

In this event, hosted by the newly founded United Nations Association Coventry Branch, Doctoral Research Fellow Jennifer Philippa Eggert will share findings from her research and shed light on the phenomenon of women in ISIS. She will address issues such as:

• Why do young British women decide to leave their homes and join a terrorist group in a war zone?
• What are their motivations and expectations?
• Once with ISIS, what are their roles within the organisation?
• Why have ISIS decided to encourage women to join them from abroad?
• What can we do to prevent more women joining ISIS?

This will be followed by a discussion in which the audience’s questions will guide a dialogue with the speaker.

Jennifer Philippa Eggert is a Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. In her research, she focuses on political violence and terrorism, with a particular focus on the role of women during war and violent conflict. She holds degrees from the LSE, Sciences Po and the European University Viadrina and has worked in the fields of intercultural dialogue, community empowerment and the prevention of extremism in a number of countries in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.

Venue

Room: MS.03
Mathematics and Statistics Building
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL

Entrance is free, but please register in advance: bit.ly/unacov001

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The National Student Survey (NSS) is now open at the link below. In partnership with our students, we have built the department together. Thank you! We’d love your feedback on the time you have spent with us.

TAKE THE SURVEY – DIRECT LINK TO COMPLETE THE NSS

Why else complete the survey?

• £5 Eating@Warwick Credit for all who complete online to spend in the SU, Dirty Duck, Rootes Grocery store etc.
• Prize draws of 3 iPad Mini’s (4^th generation) if over 70 per cent of PAIS finalists complete the survey in the first 2 weeks.
• Prize draw of an iPad Air 2 as soon as over 90 per cent of PAIS finalists complete the survey.
• It will take just 5 minutes to complete
• It would be great to show the university (and other departments) that we have the best and most engaged students – with the highest response rate at Warwick!

Most importantly, your feedback matters and makes a difference as shown on our You Said We Did page.

Please do remember the £5 credit only applies to those who complete online (and not those contacted by Ipsos-MORI by post or phone), so please complete today to ensure you do not lose out.

Moreover, as soon as we hit our targets, the faster the iPad prize draws will take place! It would be fantastic to hold them in the next week or two!

Last year PAIS scored 92% for overall satisfaction, this means that 92% of respondents selected that they ‘definitely agree’ or ‘mostly agree’ that overall they were satisfied with the quality of their course.

Politics and International Studies are pleased to announce £1000 tuition scholarships for alumni who wish to start their MA with us in 2016.

Candidates who completed any Warwick degree with a 2:1 or higher by July 2016 are eligible. There is no separate application; just apply for your PAIS MA programme by 31 July and we’ll consider you automatically.

If you receive another partial scholarship (for example, the PAIS 50% Scholarship), you will still receive the alumni award; however, if you receive a full tuition scholarship, you will no longer be eligible for the alumni award.

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Venables at m.j.wolfe@warwick.ac.uk in the first instance.